Of Elves and Fae? - Elven World: Return of The Tuatha de Danann2019-09-15T10:38:24Zhttps://elvenworld.ning.com/forum/topics/of-elves-and-fae?feed=yes&xn_auth=noBeautifultag:elvenworld.ning.com,2019-09-09:2735650:Comment:647592019-09-09T02:13:46.136ZT.E. Peltonhttps://elvenworld.ning.com/profile/Tara
<p>Beautiful</p>
<p>Beautiful</p> I am in terms Fairy I am an E…tag:elvenworld.ning.com,2019-09-04:2735650:Comment:648552019-09-04T21:24:05.185ZShiorihttps://elvenworld.ning.com/profile/Shiori
<p>I am in terms Fairy I am an Earth Fairy.. much went on in my life recently that made me really open up. And awaken much more.</p>
<p>I am in terms Fairy I am an Earth Fairy.. much went on in my life recently that made me really open up. And awaken much more.</p> "For many people, Fairy means…tag:elvenworld.ning.com,2019-02-14:2735650:Comment:613702019-02-14T23:10:40.861ZMiriah Boidhhttps://elvenworld.ning.com/profile/MiriahBoidh
<p>"For many people, <em>Fairy</em> means the Sidhe of Ireland and the Scottish Highlands. The word is commonly used in Ireland as the English translation for <em>Sidhe</em>."</p>
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<p>"Elves are mysterious Northern spirits, sometimes equated with Fairies."</p>
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<p>"The Tuatha De Danaan evolved into Sidhe. They are the prototypical magical Fairies."</p>
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<p>All from the same book.</p>
<p>"For many people, <em>Fairy</em> means the Sidhe of Ireland and the Scottish Highlands. The word is commonly used in Ireland as the English translation for <em>Sidhe</em>."</p>
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<p>"Elves are mysterious Northern spirits, sometimes equated with Fairies."</p>
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<p>"The Tuatha De Danaan evolved into Sidhe. They are the prototypical magical Fairies."</p>
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<p>All from the same book.</p> I always thought Fae was kind…tag:elvenworld.ning.com,2019-02-14:2735650:Comment:616052019-02-14T22:52:20.678ZMiriah Boidhhttps://elvenworld.ning.com/profile/MiriahBoidh
<p>I always thought Fae was kind of an umbrella term for different types of nature spirits.</p>
<p>So the elves and Tuatha would be Fae, but not all Fae are necessarily elves or Tuatha. I kind of imagine that the Sidhe are a higher court of Fae and they may or may not be elves or Tuatha.</p>
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<p>From the Encyclopedia of Spirits:</p>
<p>"The word <em>fairy</em> has become a catch-all for all kinds of tenuously related spirits. In general, what they share in common are associations with…</p>
<p>I always thought Fae was kind of an umbrella term for different types of nature spirits.</p>
<p>So the elves and Tuatha would be Fae, but not all Fae are necessarily elves or Tuatha. I kind of imagine that the Sidhe are a higher court of Fae and they may or may not be elves or Tuatha.</p>
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<p>From the Encyclopedia of Spirits:</p>
<p>"The word <em>fairy</em> has become a catch-all for all kinds of tenuously related spirits. In general, what they share in common are associations with wild nature and an interest in human life cycles, especially birth. <em>Fairy</em> is also the standard word to translate amorphous, volatile, sexy nature spirits from around the world..."</p> Possible... I guess that it d…tag:elvenworld.ning.com,2018-05-03:2735650:Comment:549052018-05-03T05:51:41.931ZMorell Sunweaverhttps://elvenworld.ning.com/profile/Morell
<p>Possible... I guess that it depends. All breeds on earth came from the same root race too, yet they are very differend and in certain ways incompatible.</p>
<p>Possible... I guess that it depends. All breeds on earth came from the same root race too, yet they are very differend and in certain ways incompatible.</p> It is possible all these peop…tag:elvenworld.ning.com,2018-05-02:2735650:Comment:549042018-05-02T21:32:00.309ZArethinn aTinderelhttps://elvenworld.ning.com/profile/ArethinnnaelethaTinderel
<p>It is possible all these peoples are members of the same "root race"... certainly there are times when I read accounts of alfar, sidhe, faery people etc. and think "these are all just culturally different names for substantially the same thing." But on the other hand, think how different various breeds of dogs are, even though they are all the same species; in a sense they are the same, but in other very important senses they are not.</p>
<p>It is possible all these peoples are members of the same "root race"... certainly there are times when I read accounts of alfar, sidhe, faery people etc. and think "these are all just culturally different names for substantially the same thing." But on the other hand, think how different various breeds of dogs are, even though they are all the same species; in a sense they are the same, but in other very important senses they are not.</p> I feel you there. i have a st…tag:elvenworld.ning.com,2018-03-25:2735650:Comment:536342018-03-25T19:24:11.433ZShiorihttps://elvenworld.ning.com/profile/Shiori
<p>I feel you there. i have a stronmg drow to call myself Tuatha but also Elf. And many say they are Elves others say different. <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Elf Seeker said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://elvenworld.ning.com/forum/topics/of-elves-and-fae#2735650Comment26013"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I really appreciate your input. Though I'm more inclined to think of the Tuatha as Elves...But do you think they are more like the Fey? I have come across some sources that mentions the…</p>
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<p>I feel you there. i have a stronmg drow to call myself Tuatha but also Elf. And many say they are Elves others say different. <br/> <br/> <cite>Elf Seeker said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://elvenworld.ning.com/forum/topics/of-elves-and-fae#2735650Comment26013"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I really appreciate your input. Though I'm more inclined to think of the Tuatha as Elves...But do you think they are more like the Fey? I have come across some sources that mentions the Tuatha as a Faery race. Other don't specify a race or they say they were Elves. Its hard to know what you are with so much conflicting information. :) But discussions help. I know I didn't originate on Earth. I can't say where I come from or what race, because I don't have a clue, but I know I'm not originally from here...soul wise, anyway. :)</p>
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<p>I too am eager to meet Otherkin who are Fey, Elven, Sidhe or Tuatha.</p>
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</blockquote> I think that fae are much mor…tag:elvenworld.ning.com,2016-10-18:2735650:Comment:457852016-10-18T04:59:32.102ZMorell Sunweaverhttps://elvenworld.ning.com/profile/Morell
<p>I think that fae are much more connected with specific things in nateure than elves.</p>
<p>I think that fae are much more connected with specific things in nateure than elves.</p> In my view they're all elemen…tag:elvenworld.ning.com,2016-10-17:2735650:Comment:457472016-10-17T19:54:25.877ZCarl Gustaf Prienhttps://elvenworld.ning.com/profile/TheGreatSea
<p>In my view they're all elementals, but - for example, in the case of undines and mermaids (which are often conflated), undines are the element of water itself, whereas the mermaid/merfolk are an entirely different elemental altogether. Since I don't fall into any of the other categories of elementals, I can't really speak for them - they know their own kind more than I...LOL.</p>
<p>I do know, that when I was making the groups, and wanted to do a Pixies group, they seem to be conflated with…</p>
<p>In my view they're all elementals, but - for example, in the case of undines and mermaids (which are often conflated), undines are the element of water itself, whereas the mermaid/merfolk are an entirely different elemental altogether. Since I don't fall into any of the other categories of elementals, I can't really speak for them - they know their own kind more than I...LOL.</p>
<p>I do know, that when I was making the groups, and wanted to do a Pixies group, they seem to be conflated with the Fae, from the images. The pixie I know does not look like a fae - she has no wings and the 'traditional pixie' hairstyle. I created two separate groups - one for Fae and another for Pixies.</p> I am an undine...but not a me…tag:elvenworld.ning.com,2015-12-09:2735650:Comment:411092015-12-09T17:14:03.973Z0m96vfxv90zpahttps://elvenworld.ning.com/xn/detail/u_0m96vfxv90zpa
<p>I am an undine...but not a merman. My female spirit companion is a water lily fae or nymph.</p>
<p>I am an undine...but not a merman. My female spirit companion is a water lily fae or nymph.</p>